Chart 4
Prevalence of chronic pain, by presence or absence of selected chronic conditions, household and institutional populations aged 65 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2005 (households) and 1996/1997 (institutions)

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Chart 4 Prevalence of chronic pain, by presence or absence of selected chronic conditions, household and institutional populations aged 65 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2005 (households) and 1996/1997 (institutions)

*  significantly different from estimate for those without condition (p < 0.05)
†  limited to urinary incontinence for the household population, but also includes bowel incontinence for the institutional population.
E  use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%)
Data sources: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey; 1996/1997 National Population Health Survey, cross-sectional sample, Health Institutions component.
Chart source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "Chronic pain in Canadian seniors", Health Reports, Vol. 19 No. 1, catalogue number 82-003-XWE.